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Re: 159mph speeding charge PC cleared
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Re: 159mph speeding charge PC cleared -
05-18-2005
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"Even in emergencies we consider that driving at 100mph or more is too dangerous." |
then... don't think it was an emergency
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| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/4559173.stm 159mph speeding charge PC cleared Pc Milton was travelling in the early hours A police constable who reached 159mph on a motorway has been cleared of speeding and dangerous driving. |
"absolute" (stupid and arbitrary) charge of speeding - didn't realise
the judge had the discretion to do the right thing.
"In reaching his verdict, Mr Morgan noted that two police officers who
gave evidence for the prosecution, including West Mercia Police's senior
driving instructor, had declined to classify the defendant's driving as
dangerous."
I hope he remembers and tells all his colleagues.
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Giving his verdicts, Mr Morgan said: "I can't help but see the irony that those that brought this prosecution are those very people who have purchased cars that go at this speed and paid for him (the defendant) to go to learn to drive at these speeds." The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), based in Birmingham, said it was shocked that such a speed was not regarded as dangerous by the court. |
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Kevin Clinton, head of road safety, said: "Police are governed by health and safety laws just the same as any other employer. |
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"We are pleased to learn that the judge made it clear that police forces must implement proper management procedures for their high-speed driving activities. |
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"We think this should include an upper limit and we don't believe 159mph can ever be justified on public roads. |
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"Even in emergencies we consider that driving at 100mph or more is too dangerous." |
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Dismissing the DD charge is fine, not sure how they got round the "absolute" (stupid and arbitrary) charge of speeding - didn't realise the judge had the discretion to do the right thing. |
of a speeding charge being dropped, not the first time I've heard of the
dangerous driving charge being dropped.
It's time the establishment stopped targeting speeding drivers and got on
with solving real crime.
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| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/4559173.stm 159mph speeding charge PC cleared Pc Milton was travelling in the early hours A police constable who reached 159mph on a motorway has been cleared of speeding and dangerous driving. Pc Mark Milton, 38, from Telford, Shropshire, was recorded by the patrol car's video camera on the M54 in 2003, Ludlow Magistrates' Court heard. District Judge Bruce Morgan acquitted him after calling the constable the "creme de la creme" of police drivers. Pc Milton is trained in advanced driving and was "familiarising himself" with a new car, the court was told. Society 'shocked' The court heard the officer, who is trained in the use of firearms, was recorded travelling at 159mph on the motorway near Telford in the early hours of 5 December 2003. Giving his verdicts, Mr Morgan said: "I can't help but see the irony that those that brought this prosecution are those very people who have purchased cars that go at this speed and paid for him (the defendant) to go to learn to drive at these speeds." The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), based in Birmingham, said it was shocked that such a speed was not regarded as dangerous by the court. Kevin Clinton, head of road safety, said: "Police are governed by health and safety laws just the same as any other employer. "We are pleased to learn that the judge made it clear that police forces must implement proper management procedures for their high-speed driving activities. "We think this should include an upper limit and we don't believe 159mph can ever be justified on public roads. "Even in emergencies we consider that driving at 100mph or more is too dangerous." So if I do an advanced driving course can I drive at those speeds? That's |
And he was also doing 84 in a 30. Shocking!
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Alistair J Murray wrote: SOR wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/4559173.stm 159mph speeding charge PC cleared Pc Milton was travelling in the early hours A police constable who reached 159mph on a motorway has been cleared of speeding and dangerous driving. Dismissing the DD charge is fine, not sure how they got round the "absolute" (stupid and arbitrary) charge of speeding - didn't realise the judge had the discretion to do the right thing. Quite simple. The police have an exemption to certain road traffic rules where to adhere to them would impare their ability to do their duty. Speed limits are one such exemption , so as long as he could prove that it was necessary for him to do that speed then he was not acting illegally. He managed to convince the court that doing 159 was necessary to familiarise himself with a new car , and as such was found not guilty. Personally I'm not entirely convinced that it was necessary but there you go. |
familiarisation/testing to register the intention in advance, acquire the
correct authorisation, or at least establish that someone knows he is going
to do it. Then they wouldn't have to go to court, nor would they have to
think up bullshit excuses afterwards in order to get him off.
Steve
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Pc Milton is trained in advanced driving and was "familiarising himself" with a new car, the court was told. Society 'shocked' The court heard the officer, who is trained in the use of firearms, was recorded travelling at 159mph on the motorway near Telford in the early hours of 5 December 2003. |
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In article <MPG.1cf55c999439ba5d989946 (AT) no-cancel (DOT) newsreader.com>, SOR <webmaster (AT) sparesorrepair (DOT) co.uk.INVALID> wrote: Pc Milton is trained in advanced driving and was "familiarising himself" with a new car, the court was told. Society 'shocked' The court heard the officer, who is trained in the use of firearms, was recorded travelling at 159mph on the motorway near Telford in the early hours of 5 December 2003. Crikey. Wonder how he familiarises himself with a new gun? |
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The court heard the officer, who is trained in the use of firearms, was recorded travelling at 159mph on the motorway near Telford in the early hours of 5 December 2003. Crikey. Wonder how he familiarises himself with a new gun? |
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He managed to convince the court that doing 159 was necessary to familiarise himself with a new car , and as such was found not guilty. |
on a test track and not on a public road. How come other police forces don't
need to test new cars on public roads? So when the police buy new cars will
they be doing this 'familiarising' on public roads in future.
He has broken the law but has been allowed to get away with it on a very
flimsy excuse. The dude was abusing his postion without question.
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